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BNC: 670 COCA: 390

love

noun
 
/lʌv/
/lʌv/
Idioms
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    liking and caring

  1.  
     [uncountable] a very strong feeling of liking and caring for somebody/something, especially a member of your family or a friend爱；热爱；慈爱
    • She has earned the love and respect of many people.她已经赢得了许多人的爱戴和尊敬。
    • love for somebody/something a mother’s unconditional love for her children母亲对孩子无条件的爱
    • love of somebody/something love of your country对祖国的热爱
    see also self-love, tough love, tug of love
    Extra Examples
    • From John, she received the love she had never received from her father.从约翰那里，她得到了从父亲那里从未得到过的爱。
    • He seems incapable of love.他似乎没有能力去爱人。
    • They lavish love on Selah, their cat.他们非常宠爱他们的猫咪西拉。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa1, Feelingsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • all-consuming
    • burning
    • deep
    • …
    verb + love
    • feel
    • have
    • experience
    • …
    love + verb
    • bloom
    • blossom
    • grow
    • …
    love + noun
    • affair
    • triangle
    • life
    • …
    preposition
    • for love
    • out of love
    • in love
    • …
    phrases
    • an act of love
    • deeply in love
    • madly in love
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    romantic浪漫

  2.  
     [uncountable] a strong feeling of romantic attraction for somebody 爱；热爱
    • I'm sure you will find true love.我相信你会找到真爱的。
    • in love We're in love!我们相爱了！
    • They're madly in love.他们狂热地相爱。
    • She has been in and out of love many times. 她恋爱过很多次，也失恋过很多次。
    • in love with somebody She was in love with him.她与他相爱了。
    • They fell in love with each other.他们彼此相爱了。
    • There wasn't anyone else in his life; he simply fell out of love with her.他的生活中没有其他人；他只是不再爱她了。
    • love for somebody They finally expressed their love for each other.他们最终表达了对彼此的爱。
    • It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met).那是一见钟情。
    • It is a story of unrequited love (= love that is not returned).这是一个单恋的故事。
    • romantic/undying/passionate love浪漫/永恒/热烈的爱情
    • a love song/story爱情歌曲／故事
    see also courtly love, free love, puppy love
    Wordfinder
    Extra Examples
    • At last she had found true love.最终她找到了真爱。
    • Does she doubt my love for her?她怀疑我对她的爱吗？
    • He did not know how to express his love for her.他不知道如何表达对她的爱。
    • He didn't return her love.他没有回报她的爱。
    • I did it for love!我是因为爱才这样做的！
    • In his music dramas, love conquers all.在他的音乐剧里，爱情征服一切。
    • Love blossomed between the two of them.二人之间开出了爱情之花。
    • She felt no love for him.她不爱他。
    • They publicly declared their love for each other.他们公开宣布相爱。
    • You have my undying love.我永远爱你。
    • Their love grew with the years.他们的爱逐年加深。
    Topics Feelingsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • all-consuming
    • burning
    • deep
    • …
    verb + love
    • feel
    • have
    • experience
    • …
    love + verb
    • bloom
    • blossom
    • grow
    • …
    love + noun
    • affair
    • triangle
    • life
    • …
    preposition
    • for love
    • out of love
    • in love
    • …
    phrases
    • an act of love
    • deeply in love
    • madly in love
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    pleasure

  3.  
     [uncountable, singular] the strong feeling of pleasure that something gives you喜好；喜爱
    • love of something They shared a love of learning.他们都热爱学习。
    • love for something her love for her garden她对花园的热爱
    • in love with something He's in love with his work.他热爱自己的工作。
    • I fell in love with the house.我喜欢上了这房子。
    Extra Examples
    • He developed a lifelong love of music.他养成了对音乐的终身热爱。
    • He had a great love of life.他热爱生命。
    • He had an abiding love of the English countryside.他永远热爱英国的乡村。
    • His wealth enabled him to indulge his love of fast cars.他的财富使他能够纵情于自己对速度快的汽车的喜爱。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • all-consuming
    • burning
    • deep
    • …
    verb + love
    • feel
    • have
    • experience
    • …
    love + verb
    • bloom
    • blossom
    • grow
    • …
    love + noun
    • affair
    • triangle
    • life
    • …
    preposition
    • for love
    • out of love
    • in love
    • …
    phrases
    • an act of love
    • deeply in love
    • madly in love
    • …
    See full entry
    4.

    somebody/something you like所爱的人／事物

  4.  
     [countable] a person, a thing or an activity that you like very much心爱的人；钟爱之物；爱好
    • Take care, my love.保重，我的爱人。
    • He was the love of my life (= the person I loved most).他是我一生中最爱的人。
    • I like most sports but tennis is my first love.大多数运动我都喜欢，而网球是我的第一爱好。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • all-consuming
    • burning
    • deep
    • …
    verb + love
    • feel
    • have
    • experience
    • …
    love + verb
    • bloom
    • blossom
    • grow
    • …
    love + noun
    • affair
    • triangle
    • life
    • …
    preposition
    • for love
    • out of love
    • in love
    • …
    phrases
    • an act of love
    • deeply in love
    • madly in love
    • …
    See full entry
    5.

    friendly name友好的称呼

  5. [countable] (British English, informal) a word used as a friendly way of addressing somebody（昵称）亲爱的
    • Can I help you, love?亲爱的，我能帮你忙吗？
    compare duck

    6. in tennis网球

  6. [uncountable] a score of zero (points or games)零分
    • 40–love!40 比 0！
    • She won the first set six-love/six games to love.她以六比零赢了第一盘。
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    7. Word OriginOld English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by the noun leave and lief.
Idioms
all’s fair in love and war
  1. (saying) in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want在情场和战场上可以不择手段
cupboard love
  1. (British English, old-fashioned) love that somebody, especially a child, shows towards somebody else in order to get something（尤指小孩）有所企图的亲热
(just) for love | (just) for the love of something
  1. without receiving payment or any other reward出于爱好；不收报酬；无偿
    • They're all volunteers, working for the love of it.他们都是义务工作的志愿者。
for the love of God
  1. (old-fashioned, informal) used when you are expressing anger and the fact that you are impatient（表示愤怒和不耐烦）看在上帝的分上，哎呀，求求你
    • For the love of God, tell me what he said!看在上帝的分上，告诉我他说了些什么！
    Some people find this use of God offensive.
give/send my love to somebody
  1. (informal) used to send good wishes to somebody向某人致意（或问候）
    • Give my love to Mary when you see her.你见到玛丽代我向她问好。
    • Bob sends his love.鲍勃向你致意。
head over heels in love
  1. loving somebody very much深深爱着某人；迷恋
    • He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss.他深深迷恋上了他的上司。
    Topics Feelingsc2
a labour of love
  1. a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary为爱好而做的困难工作
    • Writing the book was a labour of love.写这本书是一项热爱的工作。
love from | (lots of) love (from)
  1. (informal) used at the end of a letter to a friend or to somebody you love, followed by your name（用于给朋友或所爱的人的信结尾具名前）爱你的
    • Lots of love, Jenny非常爱你的珍妮
    • See you soon. Love, Steve.回头见。爱，史蒂夫。
love is blind
  1. (saying) when you love somebody, you cannot see their faults爱情是盲目的，爱让人蒙蔽双眼（指恋爱中的人看不到对方缺点）
make love (to somebody)
  1. to have sex有性行为；性交；做爱
    • It was the first time they had made love.那是他们第一次发生性关系。
not for love or/nor money
  1. if you say you cannot do something for love nor money, you mean it is completely impossible to do it决不；无论怎样也不
    • We couldn't find a taxi for love nor money.我们无论如何也找不到一辆出租车。
there’s little/no love lost between A and B
  1. they do not like each other（…之间）彼此厌恶，互无好感
    • There's no love lost between her and her in-laws.她和她的姻亲彼此嫌恶。

love

verb
 
/lʌv/
/lʌv/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they love
/lʌv/
/lʌv/
he / she / it loves
/lʌvz/
/lʌvz/
past simple loved
/lʌvd/
/lʌvd/
past participle loved
/lʌvd/
/lʌvd/
-ing form loving
/ˈlʌvɪŋ/
/ˈlʌvɪŋ/
Idioms
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    liking and caring

  1.  
     love somebody/something (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to have very strong feelings of liking and caring for somebody爱；热爱
    • I love you.我爱你。
    • If you love each other, why not get married?要是你们彼此相爱，干吗不结婚呢？
    • Her much-loved brother lay dying of AIDS.她至爱的兄弟因艾滋病而濒临死亡。
    • He had become a well-loved member of staff.他已成为受人喜爱的职员。
    • Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.失去所爱的人，亲人们总要悲伤一段时间。
    • to love your country热爱你的祖国
    Synonyms lovelove
    • like
    • be fond of somebody
    • adore
    • be devoted to somebody
    • care for somebody
    • dote on somebody
    These words all mean to have feelings of liking or caring for somebody.
    • love to have strong feelings of caring for somebody:
      • I love you.我爱你。
    • like to find somebody pleasant and enjoy being with them:
      • She’s nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。
    • be fond of somebody to have warm or loving feelings for somebody, especially somebody you have known for a long time:
      • I’ve always been very fond of your mother.我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。
    • adore to love somebody very much:
      • It’s obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。
    • be devoted to somebody to love somebody very much and support them in everything:
      • They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。
    • care for somebody to love somebody, especially in a way that is based on a feeling of liking them very much or wanting to protect them, rather than sex:
      • He cared for her more than she realized.她不知道他是多么在乎她。
      Care for somebody is often used when somebody has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when somebody wishes that somebody loved them, or doubts that somebody does: If he really cared for you, he wouldn’t behave like that.
    • dote on somebody to feel and show great love for somebody, ignoring their faults:
      • He dotes on his children.他溺爱自己的孩子。
    Patterns
    • to really love/​like/​adore/​care for/​dote on somebody
    • to be really/​genuinely fond of/​devoted to somebody
    • to love/​like/​care for somebody very much
    Extra Examples
    • He loved his wife dearly.他深爱他的妻子。
    • He wanted to be unconditionally loved.他希望有人能无条件地爱他。
    Topics Feelingsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • dearly
    • deeply
    • passionately
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    like/enjoy喜欢；爱好

  2.  
     (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to like or enjoy something very much喜欢；喜爱 synonym adore
    • love something I absolutely love your shoes.我太爱你这双鞋了！
    • I really love summer evenings.我非常喜欢夏天的夜晚。
    • love it when somebody does something I just love it when you bring me presents!我就喜欢你送我礼物！
    • love it They love it in Spain (= they like the life there).他们喜欢西班牙的生活。
    • He loved the way she smiled.他喜欢她微笑的样子。
    • It was one of his best-loved songs.这是他最受喜爱的歌曲之一。
    • (ironic) You're going to love this. They've changed their minds again.你会喜欢的，他们又改变主意了。
    • love doing something (especially British English) My dad loves watching football.我爸爸喜欢看足球。
    • love to do something (especially North American English) I love to go out dancing.我喜欢出去跳舞。
    • love somebody/something to do something He loved her to sing to him.他喜欢让她唱歌给他听。
    • (informal) be loving something I'm loving my new leather jacket.我喜欢我的新皮夹克。
    • be loving doing something She's loving living in New York.她喜欢住在纽约。
    Grammar Point want / like / love / hate / thinkwant / like / love / hate / think
    • These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state). Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, it is becoming more common for some stative verbs to be used with progressive tenses. Stative verbs such as want, like, love, hate and think are sometimes used in informal language to describe a state at a particular moment, or a state that continues for a period of time:
      • Why are you wanting a new phone when your current one works perfectly well?为什么你想要一部新手机，而你现在的手机工作得很好？
      • What shall we do tonight? I’m thinking bowling.今晚我们做什么？我在想保龄球。
      • I’m loving the weather today! 我喜欢今天的天气！
      Other stative verbs that can be used this way include prefer, remember, taste and understand
    Synonyms likelike
    • love
    • be fond of
    • be keen on something
    • adore
    These words all mean to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard, or to enjoy something.
    • like to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something:
      • Do you like their new house?你喜欢他们的新房子吗？
      • I like to see them enjoying themselves.我就愿意看着他们玩得高兴。
    • love to like or enjoy something very much:
      • He loved the way she smiled.他喜欢她微笑的样子。
    • be fond of something to like or enjoy something, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time:
      • We were fond of the house and didn’t want to leave.我们喜欢上了这座房子，不想搬家。
    • be keen on something (British English informal) (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy something:
      • I’m not keen on spicy food.我不喜欢加有香料的食物。
      • She’s not keen on being told what to do.她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。
    • adore (informal) to like or enjoy something very much:指非常喜欢、喜爱：
      • She adores working with children.她热爱参与儿童工作。
    love or adore?用 love 还是 adore？Adore is more informal than love, and is used to express a stronger feeling.Patterns
    • to like/​love/​be fond of/​be keen on/​adore doing something
    • to like/​love to do something
    • to like/​love something very much
    • I like/​love/​adore it here/​there/​when…
    • to like/​love/​adore the way somebody does something
    • to really like/​love/​adore somebody/​something
    • to be really fond of/​keen on something
    Extra Examples
    • Flowers are universally loved.人人都爱花。
    • She simply loved being involved.她就是喜欢涉身其中。
    • I'm loving every minute of this.我喜欢这样的每一分钟。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsa1, Feelingsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • dearly
    • deeply
    • passionately
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
    would love
    used to say that you would very much like something很喜欢；很愿意
    • would love to do something Come on Rory, the kids would love to hear you sing.来吧，罗里，孩子们都很喜欢听你唱歌。
    • I haven't been to Brazil, but I'd love to go.我没去过巴西，但很想去。
    • would love somebody/something to do something I'd love her to come and live with us.我很愿意让她来和我们住在一起。
    • would love something ‘Coffee?’ ‘I'd love one, thanks.’“咖啡？“我想要一个，谢谢，”。
    • (informal) would love for somebody/something to do something We would love for you to contact us.我们希望你能联系我们。
    Extra Examples
    • ‘Cigarette?’ ‘I'd love one, but I've just given up.’“要抽支烟吗？” “我倒很乐意抽一支，可我刚把烟戒了。”
    • I'd love for my kids to learn another language.我希望我的孩子能学习另一种语言。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • dearly
    • deeply
    • passionately
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginOld English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by the noun leave and lief.
Idioms
love you and leave you
  1. (informal, humorous) used to say that you must go, although you would like to stay longer（表示想留却必须离开）不得不走
    • Well, time to love you and leave you.唉，我该走了，不想走也得走哇。
BNC: 670 COCA: 390
love

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOVE | LOVE + VERB | LOVE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤all-consuming, burning, deep, great, immense, intense, overwhelming, passionate, profound全身心投入的愛；熾熱的愛；深深的愛；偉大的愛；巨大的愛；強烈的愛；奔湧的愛；深沉的愛◇her deep love for him她對他深深的愛➤tender溫柔的愛➤genuine, perfect, pure, real, sheer, sincere, true真愛；純粹的愛➤boundless, unconditional無限的愛；無條件的愛➤altruistic, selfless無私的愛➤abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, lasting, lifelong, undying持久的愛；長久的愛；永恆的愛◇He had an abiding love of the natural world.他對自然界有着一種恆久的熱愛。◇You have my undying love.我永遠愛你。➤steadfast, unfailing堅定不移的／歷久不衰的熱愛➤new-found新獲之愛➤secret暗戀➤hopeless, unrequited沒有希望的愛；沒有回應的愛◇a sad tale of unrequited love令人悲傷的單戀故事➤doomed注定無果的愛➤forbidden被禁止的愛➤lost失去的愛◇Soul Survivors is a story of lost love.《駭過陰陽線》講的是一個痛失至愛的故事。➤mutual, shared相互的愛；共同的愛➤free自由性愛◇They were into free love and avoided commitment.他們之間只是不言承諾的自由性愛關係。➤first最愛◇I like most sports but tennis is my first love.大多數運動我都喜歡，而網球是我的第一愛好。➤brotherly, familial, fatherly, maternal, parental, paternal, sisterly兄弟般的愛；家人之愛；父親般的愛；母愛；父母的愛；父愛；姐妹般的愛➤puppy, teenage早戀；少年的愛➤marital, married夫妻之愛◇The poem is a celebration of married love.這首詩是對夫妻之愛的讚頌。➤courtly, platonic, romantic典雅愛情；柏拉圖式的愛；浪漫的愛◇the cult of courtly love in the 12th century12 世紀對典雅愛情的崇尚➤erotic, physical, sexual性愛➤obsessive痴迷的愛➤heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex異性之愛；同性戀愛；女同性戀的愛情➤redemptive救贖的愛➤➤Christian, divine, human基督之愛；神的愛；人的愛➤universal博愛VERB + LOVE➤feel, have感到愛；擁有愛◇She felt no love for him.她不愛他。◇He had a great love of life.他熱愛生命。➤experience, know感受愛；瞭解愛◇He had never known true love until now.他直到現在才懂得什麼是真愛。➤search for, seek尋找愛➤discover, find發現愛；找到愛◇At last she had found true love.她最終找到了真愛。➤rediscover, rekindle重新發現愛；重燃愛火➤receive得到愛◇From John, she received the love she had never received from her father.從約翰那裏，她得到了從父親那裏從未得到過的愛。➤earn贏得愛◇She has earned the love and respect of many people.她已經贏得了許多人的愛戴和尊敬。➤develop養成愛◇He developed a lifelong love of music.他養成了對音樂的終身熱愛。➤demonstrate, express, show體現愛；表達愛；表示愛➤prove證明愛◇He would do almost anything to prove his love for her.他幾乎願意做任何事情來證明自己對她的愛。➤hide隱藏愛◇I couldn't hide my love for her any longer.我再也掩藏不住對她的愛了。➤confess, declare, pledge, proclaim, profess承認愛；宣告愛；承諾愛；表明愛意◇They publicly declared their love for each other.他們公開宣佈相愛。➤deserve值得愛◇I don't deserve his love.我配不上他的愛。➤doubt懷疑愛◇Does she doubt my love for her?她懷疑我對她的愛嗎？➤inspire, instil/instill激發愛；灌輸愛➤cultivate, foster, nurture培養愛◇We want to foster a love of learning in all children.我們想要培養所有孩子熱愛學習。➤celebrate祝賀愛情◇a party with family and friends to celebrate their love為祝賀他們相愛而舉行的親友聚會➤reciprocate, return回報愛◇He didn't return her love.他沒有回報她的愛。➤share共同愛好◇They share a love of music.他們都愛好音樂。➤indulge放縱愛◇His wealth enabled him to indulge his love of fast cars.他的財富使他能夠縱情於自己對速度快的汽車的喜愛。➤pursue追求愛◇It gave me the opportunity to pursue my love of music.這給了我追求音樂愛好的機會。➤give sb, send (sb)（向某人）致意◇Bob sends his love.鮑勃向您問好。➤lavish, pour關懷備至；傾注愛◇They lavish love on Selah, their cat.他們非常寵愛他們的貓咪西拉。➤be in, fall in喜愛；愛上◇He fell in love with one of his students.他愛上了自己的一個學生。➤fall out of不再愛▸➤make (= have sex) 做愛◇It was the first time they had made love.那是他們第一次做愛。◇He wanted to make love to her.他想和她做愛。➤consummate圓房完婚LOVE + VERB➤bloom, blossom, grow愛之花盛開；愛滋長◇Love blossomed between the two of them.二人之間開出了愛情之花。➤die, fade愛消失；愛情凋謝➤prevail愛獲勝◇Can true love prevail?真愛能夠戰勝一切嗎？LOVE + NOUN➤affair風流韻事➤triangle三角戀愛➤life愛情生活➤interest, object愛慕對象◇She plays his love interest in the film.她在影片中扮演他愛慕的對象。➤rival (especially BrE) 情敵➤rat (BrE, informal) 愛情騙子➤slave愛情的奴隸➤letter, note情書；傳情紙條➤token愛情信物➤ballad, poem, poetry, scene, song, story愛情歌謠；情詩；愛情詩歌；愛情戲；愛情歌曲；愛情故事➤potion, spell春藥；愛情的魔咒➤nest愛巢PREPOSITION➤for love, out of love因為愛◇I did it for love!我是因為愛才這樣做的！➤in love在戀愛中◇We are very much in love.我們正在熱戀。➤love between⋯之間的愛◇the love between parent and child父母與孩子之間的愛➤love for對⋯的愛◇He did not know how to express his love for her.他不知道如何表達對她的愛。➤love of⋯的愛好◇She had a great love of painting.她酷愛繪畫。PHRASES➤an act of love愛的行為▸➤deeply in love, madly in love, passionately in love愛得很深／瘋狂／熱烈◇I was madly in love with her.我瘋狂地愛着她。➤desperately in love, head over heels in love, hopelessly in love愛得不顧一切／神魂顛倒／不能自拔◇They fell head over heels in love.他們相愛了，愛得神魂顛倒。➤love at first sight一見鍾情◇Do you believe in love at first sight?你相信一見鍾情嗎？➤love conquers all愛情無敵◇In his music dramas, love conquers all.在他的音樂劇裏，愛情征服一切。➤the love of sb's life某人一生的愛人◇She was the love of his life.她是他一生的愛人。
love

verb

ADVERB➤dearly, deeply, passionately, really, very much深深地愛；熱烈地愛；非常愛◇He loved his wife dearly.他深愛他的妻子。➤absolutely, totally (informal, especially NAmE) 特別愛◇I absolutely love your shoes!我太愛你這雙鞋了！➤genuinely, really, truly真正地愛；確實愛➤simply就是喜愛◇She simply loved being involved.她就是喜歡涉身其中。➤unconditionally無條件地愛◇He wanted to be unconditionally loved.他希望有人能無條件地愛他。➤secretly偷偷地愛➤universally普遍都愛◇Flowers are universally loved.人人都愛花。➤personally個人喜愛◇I personally love the song.我個人喜歡這首歌。
BNC: 670 COCA: 390
love noun
⇨ love 1 (fall madly in love with sb) ⇨ love 2 (a mother's love for her children) ⇨ darling (Goodbye, my love.) ⇨ taste 1 (a love of nature) ⇨ in love ⇨ in lovelove verb
⇨ love (I love you.) ⇨ like (I love the spring.)love2

noun

 fall madly in love with sb 疯狂地爱上某人a mother's love for her children 母亲对孩子的爱love ♦︎ affection ♦︎ tenderness ♦︎ attachment ♦︎ devotion ♦︎ likingThese are all words for the feeling you have when you like and care about sb very much. 这些词均表示对某人的喜爱、疼爱、关爱。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达喜爱的程度
like➔love➔adore
be fond ofcare for sbbe devoted to sb
idolize
dote on/upon sb
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆love / affection / tenderness / liking for sb◆attachment / devotion to sb◆affection / tenderness towards sb◆love / affection / tenderness / devotion between A and B◆to do sth with love / affection / tenderness / devotion◆genuine / real love / affection / tenderness / devotion◆great / mutual love / affection / tenderness / devotion / liking◆deep love / affection / attachment / devotion◆undying / eternal love / devotion◆to show love / affection / tenderness / devotion◆to feel love / affection / tenderness / an attachment◆to have love / affection / an attachment / a liking◆to develop an affection / an attachment / a liking for sb◆a feeling of love / affection / tenderness / attachment / devotion■ love [uncountable] the feeling of caring about sb very much, especially a family member or friend （尤指对家人或朋友的）爱，关爱◆People say there is nothing greater than a mother's love for her children.人们说母亲对孩子的爱是最伟大的爱。◆He seems incapable of love.他好像不懂得爱人。◆Bob sends his love.鲍勃向你问好。 OPP hatred , hate ⇨ hatred ■ affection [uncountable, singular] the feeling of caring about sb very much, often sb who depends on you 喜爱，关爱（对象常为依赖自己的人）◆Children need lots of love and affection.孩子需要很多的疼爱与关怀。◆Open displays of affection always embarrassed her.公开表露关爱之情总使她觉得不好意思。◆He'll be remembered with genuine affection.人们将深切地怀念他。NOTE 辨析 Love or affection? Love is the most general word in this group and can describe anything from quite a mild feeling to a very strong one. * love在本组词中含义最宽泛，既可指稍微喜欢也可指强烈的爱。Compare 比较◆Bob sends his love.鲍勃向你问好。◆Bob sends his best wishes / regards.鲍勃向你表示最诚挚的祝愿／问候。 Love is slightly stronger here but not very much. 这里love语气稍强，但也不是很强烈。Compare 比较◆There is nothing greater than a mother's love for her children.母亲对孩子的爱是最伟大的爱。◆There is nothing greater than a mother's affection for her children. Affection is not as strong as love in this case. It is a gentle feeling, often shown in the way sb talks to, looks at or touches sb else. 在这种情况下，affection不如love强烈。affection表达的感情较温和，常通过讲话、眼神或抚摸的动作体现出来◆She spoke / treated him / looked at him / hugged him with great affection.她用非常慈爱的语气说话；她非常慈爱地对待／看着／搂着他。 Affection is typically felt by an adult for sb younger or much older than them, especially sb who depends on them in some way. * affection通常指成年人对比自己年少或年老，特别是依赖自己的人，所怀有的感情。 ■ tenderness [uncountable] the kind and gentle way in which you show your love or affection for sb 和善；温柔；亲切◆She spoke with loving tenderness.她说话时语气温柔亲切。◆There was tenderness in his face as he looked at her.他看着她，脸上露出温柔的表情。■ attachment [countable] a feeling of love for sb, especially one which makes you not want to leave them 依恋；爱慕◆The children have a strong attachment to their parents.孩子对父母有着很深的依恋。◆Prisoners can develop attachments to their warders.囚犯对看守会产生依恋。■ devotion dɪˈvəʊʃn; NAmE dɪˈvoʊʃn [uncountable, singular] great love, care and support for sb 挚爱；关爱；关怀◆His devotion to his wife and family is touching.他对妻子和家人的关爱感人至深。◆He cared for his mother with great devotion.他深爱着自己的母亲。ⓘ Devotion is the strongest word in this group. It suggests a feeling that is complete and does not change. * devotion在本组词中语气最强，透露出一种纯粹且长久的感情◆her total / undying / lifelong devotion to her husband她对丈夫全心／永恒／一生的爱   see also devotion ⇨ devote ■ liking [singular, uncountable] the feeling that you like sb 喜欢；好感◆She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.她第一次见到他就对他产生了好感。◆They have little liking for each other.他们不怎么喜欢彼此。 OPP dislike ⇨ hatred love

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for like verb 另见like动词词条love ♦︎ like ♦︎ be fond of sb ♦︎ adore ♦︎ be devoted to sb ♦︎ care for sb ♦︎ idolize ♦︎ dote on/upon sbThese words all mean to have feelings of love or affection for sb. 这些词均表示爱、关爱或喜欢某人。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达爱的程度
liking➔love➔devotion
affection
tenderness
attachment
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to love / like / be fond of / adore / be devoted to / care for / dote on your children◆to love / like / be fond of / adore / be devoted to / care for your / sb's husband / wife / mother / father◆to really love / like / adore / care for / idolize / dote on sb◆to be really / genuinely fond of / devoted to sb◆to love / like / care for sb very much◆to love / care for sb deeply◆to clearly / obviously love / adore / idolize / dote on sb■ love [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to have strong feelings of affection for sb 爱；深爱◆I love you.我爱你。◆If you love each other, why not get married?要是你们俩彼此相爱，干吗不结婚呢？◆He had become a well-loved and respected member of the team.他已成为一名深受爱戴的队员。◆Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.亲属需要时间来痛悼他们失去的亲人。 OPP hate , loathe , detest ⇨ hate   see also lovable ⇨ sweet ■ like [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them 喜欢；喜爱◆She's nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。◆He never did like me much, did he?他从来没有怎么喜欢过我，对吗？ OPP dislike ⇨ hate   see also likeable ⇨ nice 2 ■ be ˈfond of sb

idiom

to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time 喜爱（相识已久的人）◆Over the years, I have grown quite fond of him.经过这么多年，我已经喜欢上他了。■ adore əˈdɔːr [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to love sb very much 深爱；爱慕◆It's obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。 OPP loathe ⇨ hate   see also adorable ⇨ sweet ■ be deˈvoted to sb

idiom

to love sb very much and be loyal to them 挚爱；专情于◆They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。■ ˈcare for sb

phrasal verb

 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex 深深地爱，非常喜欢（尤指出于爱护之心）◆He cared for her more than she realized.他对她的爱比她意识到的更为深切。ⓘ Care for is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does. * care for常用于尚未把喜爱之情告诉别人或感情产生之初，也用于希望或怀疑某人爱慕自己的情况◆What if he realized she was beginning to care for him?要是他意识到她正开始喜欢上他会怎么样？◆If he really cared for you, he wouldn't behave like that.要是他真的在乎你，他就不会那样做了。   see also care for sb ⇨ look after sb ■ idolize (BrE also idolise) ˈaɪdəlaɪz [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to admire or love sb very much and think that they are perfect 崇拜；热爱◆He longed to be a pop star, idolized by millions of fans.他渴望成为流行音乐明星，受到数百万歌迷的崇拜。  see also idol ⇨ hero ■ ˈdote on sb■ ˈdote upon sb

phrasal verb

 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults 溺爱；宠爱；过分喜爱◆He dotes on his children.他溺爱他的孩子。NOTE 辨析 Idolize or dote on sb?Young people often idolize a famous person such as a pop star or football player, or a person in authority, such as a teacher or parent. Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc. may dote on children in their family. * idolize常用于年轻人崇拜流行音乐明星或足球运动员之类的名人，或者像老师或家长这样的权威人士；dote on则用于长辈等宠爱家里的孩子。love1

noun

 fall madly in love with sb 疯狂地爱上某人a mother's love for her children 母亲对孩子的爱love ♦︎ desire ♦︎ passion ♦︎ romance ♦︎ lust ♦︎ attraction ♦︎ crush ♦︎ infatuationThese are all words for a strong feeling of liking sb in a romantic or sexual way. 这些词均表示爱情、情欲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆love / desire / passion / lust / attraction / infatuation for sb◆love / passion / romance / attraction between A and B◆to kiss sb, look at sb, etc. with love / desire / passion◆sexual / physical / mutual love / desire / passion / lust / attraction◆great love / desire / passion / romance◆overwhelming love / desire / passion / attraction◆to be consumed with desire / passion / lust◆to find love / romance◆love / desire / passion / attraction grows◆love / desire / passion dies■ love [uncountable] a strong feeling of caring about sb and being sexually attracted to them 爱情；恋爱◆We're in love!我们相爱了！◆She was madly / deeply in love with him.她和他疯狂地／深深地相爱了。◆They fell in love with each other.他们彼此相爱了。◆It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met).那是一见钟情。◆At last she had found true love.最终她找到了真爱。◆a love song / story爱情歌曲／故事  see also in love ⇨ in love ■ desire [countable, uncountable] a strong wish to have sex with sb 情欲；肉欲；性欲◆She felt a surge of love and desire for him.她对他骤生爱意和欲望。◆He felt he was nothing more to her than an object of desire.他觉得对她来说自己不过是个性欲对象而已。■ passion [uncountable] a very strong feeling of sexual love （尤指两性间）强烈的爱◆His passion for her made him blind to everything else.他钟情于她，到了不顾一切的地步。◆They kissed with passion.他们狂热地亲吻。▸ passionate

adjective

◆passionate love / feelings狂热的爱；热切的感情◆a passionate kiss / embrace / affair / lover狂热的吻／拥抱／私情／情侣NOTE 辨析 Love, desire or passion? Love is a very general word and can be used in any context. It can sometimes refer to sex. * love含义很宽泛，可用于任何语境，有时可指性行为◆physical / sexual love性爱◆to make love (= to have sex) 做爱But it is more often to do with feelings and the way these make you behave. 但它更多指爱的情感和爱的表达◆romantic love浪漫爱情 Desire and passion are stronger words, and are much more to do with physical love and sex. * desire和passion语气较强，且更多指性爱与性行为◆to burn with / be filled with desire / passion欲火攻心Both desire and passion can mean the feeling of wanting to have sex, but only passion can refer to the act of having sex. * desire和passion都可表示性欲，但只有passion可指性行为◆a night of passion激情之夜 ■ romance [uncountable] the feeling of being in love and the kind of behaviour that goes with this feeling 恋爱；爱情◆How can you put the romance back into your marriage?怎样才能使你的婚姻再次充满浪漫爱意呢？◆People find romance in strange places.人们往往能在陌生的地方找到爱情。  see also romance ⇨ relationship 2 ▸ romantic

adjective

◆a romantic candlelit dinner浪漫的烛光晚餐◆romantic stories / fiction / comedy爱情故事／小说／喜剧■ lust [uncountable] (often disapproving) very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved （尤指无爱的）强烈性欲；色欲；淫欲◆Their affair was driven by pure lust.他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。■ attraction [uncountable, singular] a feeling of liking sb, especially in a sexual way （尤指两性间的）爱慕，吸引◆Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love.坠入爱河多半是出于性吸引。◆She felt an immediate attraction for him.她对他顿生爱慕之情。  see also be attracted to sb ⇨ attracted to sb ■ crush [countable] a strong feeling of love, that usually does not last very long （短暂的）热恋，迷恋◆It's only a schoolgirl crush, it'll pass.这不过是女学生的一时迷恋而已，会过去的。◆I had a huge crush on her when I was younger.我年轻时对她爱慕至极。ⓘ A crush is usually a feeling that a young person has, often for sb older or for sb that they know they cannot have a relationship with. * crush通常指年轻人对年长者的爱慕之情，或是明知爱慕的对象是可望而不可即的。   see also have a crush on sb ⇨ attracted to sb ■ infatuation ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃn [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of love or attraction for sb, especially when this is unreasonable or does not last long （尤指不理性的或短暂的）热恋，痴迷◆It isn't love, it's just a passing infatuation.那不是爱情，只不过是一时的痴迷。◆My infatuation with her continued to grow.我对她的爱恋与日俱增。ⓘ You can also talk about infatuation with an activity or a thing. * infatuation也可指对某种活动或事情的痴迷◆the current infatuation with popular culture时下对流行文化的痴迷   see also infatuated ⇨ in love
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